clive_t Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Stix, Clogged and Sarge, thanks for your most kind comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 That is a project that pays tribute to your father in particular and past servicemen in general, and inspires me to attempt a dio in tribute of lost family members. Truly a great work in all aspects! DennisTheBear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Dennis, your comments are very much appreciated. If I've inspired you to do something similar, then that is particularly gratifying. I look forward to seeing your project develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Brilliantly written, you’re a good story teller and you’re good at visualising it too Edited January 21, 2018 by SimonT Spelling... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks Simon, very good of you to say so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robomog Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 This is really good, natural poses, fantastic detail and a bit of humour ....... a worthy tribute ! Mog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Clive, sorry I'm 'late to the party', to one tank drivers son from another, great diorama, very poignant, with a degree of mirth. Doubt our Dad's served together, at the time mine was RAC, but they drove similar 'beasts' and to steal a line, they "ate the same dust." Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 12:52 PM, Robomog said: This is really good, natural poses, fantastic detail and a bit of humour ....... a worthy tribute ! Mog Thanks Mr Mog, very kind 21 hours ago, PhoenixII said: Clive, sorry I'm 'late to the party', to one tank drivers son from another, great diorama, very poignant, with a degree of mirth. Doubt our Dad's served together, at the time mine was RAC, but they drove similar 'beasts' and to steal a line, they "ate the same dust." Paul Thanks Paul, that's very good of you. Were you able to obtain your dad's 'tracer card' from Bovington? That's how the penny dropped for me (once I'd received that) as to which regiment my dad was in when he was W-I-A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Evening Clive, never heard of a 'tracer card', for those of us that don't know, would you care to elaborate? I was lucky, in as much as Dad was around until 1996, so I thought I knew which regiment he'd served with. Now know he was RAC in North Africa and the Sicily landings then 4th CLY through Southern Italy and finally 14/20th Kings Hussars Northern Italy and Austria, finishing up at Luneberg. He would only tell a few funny stories, but took him to Bovington when they had the Sherman outside, he told me how they used to 'mount up', it involved running up the glacis, throwing your arm around the gun barrel, spinning round and dropping through the drivers hatch.......WHAT?!!! Ruddy thing look's about as big as a letter box, then again he was a 'skinny rib's'! Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, PhoenixII said: Evening Clive, never heard of a 'tracer card', for those of us that don't know, would you care to elaborate? I was lucky, in as much as Dad was around until 1996, so I thought I knew which regiment he'd served with. Now know he was RAC in North Africa and the Sicily landings then 4th CLY through Southern Italy and finally 14/20th Kings Hussars Northern Italy and Austria, finishing up at Luneberg. He would only tell a few funny stories, but took him to Bovington when they had the Sherman outside, he told me how they used to 'mount up', it involved running up the glacis, throwing your arm around the gun barrel, spinning round and dropping through the drivers hatch.......WHAT?!!! Ruddy thing look's about as big as a letter box, then again he was a 'skinny rib's'! Paul Hi Paul, thanks for that, very interesting. I was advised by a military historian back in 2012 that the museum at Bovington hold these things called Tracer cards, which provide a brief summary of tank personnel movements e.g. between regiments. It might be worth enquiring for your dad's card, I think they need to know service number and name. Back in 2012 it cost me about £5, but could be more these days. The email address I contacted was [email protected] but might be different now. If you try it and it doesn't work, then it might need a phone enquiry. Here's my dad's, by way of an illustration: Hope this helps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Evening Clive, many thanks for the information, guess where I'll be e-mailing next week! Have Dad's service No. so will have to see what else, if anything, is required. Once again, many thanks for sharing the information. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 59 minutes ago, PhoenixII said: Evening Clive, many thanks for the information, guess where I'll be e-mailing next week! Have Dad's service No. so will have to see what else, if anything, is required. Once again, many thanks for sharing the information. Paul You're most welcome, hope you get a result from your enquiry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper dog Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Brilliant Clive, thanks is for pointing me in its direction. Not planning on anything like as many figures on mine but...who knows! The dio really tells a story and excellent modelling to boot! Thanks again Darryl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Apologies for resurrecting this old thread of mine. Not to garner additional 'likes' or comments as such, but rather to share some information I found today. For a bit of background, the 3RTR Regimental Diary I quoted from towards the end of the WIP thread for this model, mentioned that at the close of 1st September 1942, there were 5 Other Ranks and 1 officer listed as wounded. I knew that my father was one of the ORs; however, I was always curious to know who the other 4 might have been. Until today! A chance find on Findmypast.co.uk revealed the casualty records for that area on the day my father was wounded - 4 of whom also belonged to 3RTR. They were: 7906678 BAKER, G 3857910 DAWSON, J 7907310 DUNN, W N 7890067 WILMOTT, J It's a long shot I know, but if anyone knows anything about any of these people, I'd be very keen to hear from you. I found the documents here: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/british-army-casualty-lists-1939-1945 in case anyone would wish to do a search of their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Congratulations what an excellent set piece, looks very realistic. Well done 👏. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchmirth Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 This is amazing. Really enjoyed reading the prolog, really sets the story and tone and actually quite emotional. The model itself is also fantastic, the figures, especially their faces, the ground work of the Dio and the tank, all top notch. Fair play Clive!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 Thanks, @Homer and @Muchmirth , and belatedly to @Jasper dog for your kind comments, they are much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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